Need help updating firmware of 2nd drive is striped array 1

[Heally]

W2K SP3
AMD 1.33 GHz
ASUS A7M266 MB
512 MB 2100 DDR
Promise FastTrak 100 RAID PCI
Two IBM 60 GB 60GXP drives in RAID 0

I have to update the firmware of the 2nd IBM drive in the RAID 0 array (the PCI IDE 1 Master, as opposed to the PCI IDE0 Master). IBM tech help has sent a DOS updater, which updates the firmware of the 1st drive in the RAID array but cannot see the 2nd drive – after updating the 1st drive it quits, stating that all drives have been updated, which IBM's Drive Fitness Tool indicates is not the case. Running the updater again just gives the notice that all is up-to-date. Also, none of the Promise array management utilities offer any help. Obviously the updater cannot see thru the RAID controller to the 2nd drive.

I don't want to reformat and do a clean install, so I'll attempt a work-around solution, but I have never done this before, and don't know if it will work.

I intend to take the bad drive off the RAID controller, attach it to the primary IDE controller of the ASUS MB, and after changing the boot order in BIOS, boot from the IBM DOS updater, and update the firmware. After the firmware has been updated, I will shut down the computer, reattach the 2nd drive to the RAID controller, again change the BIOS boot order and everything will function as before(?). I shouldn't even have to remove the RAID controller from it's PCI slot as the computer will boot into DOS before it sees the RAID card.

Or am I going to screw something up?! Perhaps just attaching the 2nd drive to the IDE controller, or leaving the RAID card in place will alter some setting with the result that I'll have to rebuild the RAID array and do a clean install?

Any advice appreciated.

 

[Heally]

Well, I quess that my problem was to trivial to merit a response - well, we were all once ignorant.

Being a very impatient sort, I took the leap -hell, it's only a machine - and all went as hoped.

 

[gargouille]

Hi Heally:
Indeed your problem was NOT too trivial, and I plead ignorance (only noticed your post after you posted back with your success) in such matters.
I found it interesting because I intend to get on the RAID bandwagon, but for various and sundry reasons haven't gotten there yet.
This is a complex problem, of course, and my sincere thanks for your coming back to tell us it worked. Your posts will remain as guide posts for others coming along with the problem.
Hope you come back IF you ever have a problem you can't handle...and would encourage you to come back and help others...your level of expertise is obviously elevated and we can always use someone like yourself.